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Welcome to Kevin's In This Room Podcast!
Yaaaaaay!
So, uh, where are we, Yama-chan?
We are on the Aoyama Dori Avenue.
Yes. Very close to Shibuya.
Yes.
And, uh, we are headed to a cafe that one of our listeners told us it was good.
Yes. Well, actually it's not a cafe.
It's not a cafe.
It's a bean store.
Bean store. Right.
You know, as I mentioned that I love coffee, and one of our listeners recommended to that shop.
Yes.
So, uh, and that shop is in the Omotesando area.
So we're here, so why don't we visit there?
Yes.
That's that.
Let me just get myself a quick sugar charge.
Sugar charge, of course.
Yeah. I see a 7-Eleven here.
Yeah.
Let me grab something here.
Of course, of course.
So, we're all a little tired today.
Just a little bit tired.
Yeah.
Just a little, you know, I, uh, we had a little meeting, you know, kind of a...
Yeah, you need energy.
Yes, yes.
Sugar and things, yeah.
Long meeting, so let me just pause this for a second.
You want to go to the convenience store?
Or I know one cafe.
Which do you prefer to go?
Oh, let me just get one here.
You need a quick...
Yeah, just gonna get a quick little charge here.
Just gonna pause this for a second here.
We're back.
Okay, we're back.
You?
Yeah.
Okay.
I am so...
I feel so much better now.
Oh, really?
Yeah.
So you charged now?
I am, yeah, I charged myself.
I got a shot of Kit Kat.
Quick charge here.
I feel so much better.
Right.
Energized?
Right.
All good.
All right.
So, um, before heading to that bean store.
Yeah.
Can I go to the one cafe?
Of course.
And get some...
Of course.
Is that like your favorite cafe?
Actually, um, yeah.
So, I mean...
So tell me about the cafe.
Uh, name is called Factory.
Okay.
And actually I've been that cafe so many times when I was a college student.
Yeah.
So, uh, that kind of memory...
How do you say that?
Almost...
Almost nostalgic?
Yeah, kind of...
Sharp.
Is it the...
Wait, but your school was in Kanagawa area, but you know, you went to all the way to...
Yeah.
And I know you lived in Riveir near, which is very in the, like the Kanagawa area.
You, you came all the way to here to get your coffee?
I mean, not only for coffee, but, uh, you know.
Every time you had something, you know, you had...
Okay.
Because I had a place there that I had to come and visit, you know, that office that we were...
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
So, I came here, like, kind of...
Frequently?
Okay.
This is it.
Oh, this is it.
I don't know if you remember me, but...
Well, let's give it a shot.
It's okay.
What's that?
Oh my god.
Long time no see.
Oh, long time no see.
Takeout?
Yes, takeout.
Yes.
Wow.
You remember me, right?
That's great.
This is the red car.
Okay.
This is neat.
Some workplaces.
Yeah.
You can have charger over.
I came here for your work.
So you can have the charger here.
And you have Wi-Fi.
That's amazing.
Great place to, like, do some, like, work.
Yeah.
Do some, like, office work and stuff like that.
You can have meeting here.
You can have meeting here.
It's great.
So, what are they...
So, good coffee?
They sell great coffees, you say?
Coffee and...
Actually, I ordered butter chicken curry.
Jesus Christ.
That was so...
Is that Ishiro Tomi, that man?
Jeez.
That was so nice.
Oh, how much is that?
Uh...
What's...
What's drink?
It is...
Uh, you know, okay.
Ice cream mixed nut.
Oh, that looks great.
It was, uh...
I might...
I might buy one just...
Yeah.
Butter chicken curry.
This one?
Yeah.
Are you...
Are you gonna buy one?
Yeah.
Because the beans shop that we're ultimately gonna go
is not really a place to, like, sit and...
I don't think there's no seats and...
Gotcha.
Gotcha.
I understand.
All right.
So, you wanna take this out and...
Or...
Or eat here?
Um...
Maybe...
Maybe take...
I don't know, take out?
You think?
Like, if we can do the podcast here, we can.
What do you think?
Yeah, I'm comfortable.
Okay.
Then, let's...
We should, like, sit, like, next to each other.
Oh, yeah.
Yeah, that's good.
That's good.
Let's do that.
Yeah.
Okay.
So, not just the butter chicken curry,
but also, like, the coffee stick?
Yeah.
Do you recommend which coffee or something, or...
Um...
Now, they got lots of, like...
Oh, are these all coffee?
Oh, they're all beer.
Yeah.
I'll have to tell you.
Thanks.
Don't let that end up in the fire.
Okay, these are nice.
They've got so many...
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So many types of beer.
Yeah, so many.
I've never tried beer before here.
You're not good with alcohol, right?
In the first place.
So, I go with...
Coffee.
Coffee.
Just coffee.
Okay, then I'll get the coffee, too.
No, it's not a...
It's a cafe, cafe.
It's...
Okay.
You know.
I shouldn't get my hopes up for the coffee?
I mean...
No, no, it's just the place...
That you can chill out and...
Got it, got it, got it.
And eat some things.
Got it, got it, got it.
All right, so we'll get the coffee and...
You're gonna get the coffee, too?
Yes.
Regular size?
Yes.
Here you go.
Chill, really chill.
This place is like amazingly chill.
Yeah.
And...
Two butter chicken curries.
Two butter chicken curries, yes.
Coffee.
I'll have iced coffee.
Iced coffee, yes.
I'll have hot coffee.
Yes.
Let's order before we eat.
Before we eat.
Before we eat, yes.
Two of them, yes.
How about the milk?
It's okay.
Okay.
This will probably be the most chill place I'll ever go in my life.
Really?
I can already tell.
This is like the chillest, chillest place ever.
Right.
I'm happy to hear that.
Yeah.
Like, look at that Brooklyn.
Is that Brooklyn?
Is that New York?
That's probably Brooklyn.
That is Manhattan, probably.
What's the name of the store?
Factory.
Factory.
Nice.
Nice, nice, nice.
I was kind of surprised that he remembers me.
How long since you last met?
Like three or four years.
It's amazing he remembers that.
I'm not sure if he really remembers me though.
Well, I mean he said like, oh, he's not remembering, right?
That means he must remember you.
How do you...
What's the question?
I can't say anything.
I mean, they can say that even though he didn't recognize me.
You didn't make the first move though, right?
He made the first move of like, oh.
Then he must have...
Yeah, yeah.
Right, yeah, right.
You didn't say he said you were the first.
He said it first, right?
Yeah.
Wow.
So he has to.
Amazing.
That's amazing.
That is amazing.
He must be a great cafe owner then.
Does anyone else work here?
I don't think so.
There's only one manager and boss.
Amazing.
That is some hardcore shit.
Nothing has been changed.
Really?
One thing missed is a little bicycle was hanging on that wall.
Oh, okay.
But...
Wonder what happened.
Sold it maybe?
Maybe.
Wow.
It's a bit of a challenge.
It must be a challenge.
Yeah, it does.
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I do feel the most nostalgic-ness.
When is it closed?
I'm sure the corona is right now, but like before corona, when is it?
Is it like midnight or something?
Yeah, I think so.
I didn't stay here until midnight because I lived in a far away.
Got it.
But I'm sure still, I'm sure opens until late night.
Right, right.
I think I'll call in.
Great place for a chill date, you know?
Yeah.
I once came here with my girlfriend at the time.
Yeah.
Bought a...
Do you know a cake shop called...
The famous for the fruit, fruit tart?
What was that?
Thank you.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Thanks.
Keefebon.
No, I don't...
That's Keefebon.
It's a kind of famous cake shop.
Tart?
And really expensive.
Okay.
Yeah.
There's one store over there and we bought two pieces of tart and came here and eat.
Really?
And had a chill moment.
You bring food here?
Yeah, we can.
It's all...
That's chill.
That's really chill.
You can deliver anything you want.
So you can like Uber here.
Yeah.
That's chill.
Pizza.
That's great.
How did you find out about this store?
Like, how do you get to know these stores?
I don't remember, but...
Were you just like walking here and just be like, "Oh, this is a great store."
Because I don't think you're the kind of person who would like go on the internet to search for like chill cafe.
I feel like you're kind of like serendipity kind of guy who just runs into stores and just be like, "Hey, this is great."
That's what I like.
Yeah.
I'm sure you're great.
I happily found this store.
Maybe that's why I like it.
Right, right.
Serendipity.
Serendipity.
Do you know what that means, serendipity?
It must be like...
Yeah, I know in Japanese also serendipity.
Oh, there's a word for it?
I mean, it's katakana.
I introduced that word as something that we cannot translate in Japanese.
Ah, right.
It feels like good luck.
Be natural.
Right, right, right.
Exactly, exactly.
I really want to know more about these like chill cafes and chill restaurants.
Because I've not been going to any of these places.
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I've...
All of my choices were like McDonald's, like Gino's Shops.
And those are my go-to kind of go-to shops.
Like if I were to choose a chill cafe, I really don't have much to choose from.
Really?
Oh, then you can choose here.
Yeah, so I appreciate you taking me here.
Are you good with like cafes and stuff like that?
You know a lot of cafes?
Yeah, I think so.
Because I love coffee and I love the taste.
So how's the coffee?
We haven't talked about the coffee.
How is it?
Good.
Good?
Yep.
So this ice here, this ice inside this...
Huge.
No, no, no, it's not.
It's the color.
Look at that.
It's really brown.
It's coffee.
Coffee ice?
That is some sh...
Wow.
What is...
What the fuck is that?
Let me take a picture of this.
Of course.
And maybe post it on Instagram.
So I'm gonna...
Yeah, 13...
Ah, Jesus Christ.
We've done it again.
Done it again, guys.
We'll just...
So thanks for listening, guys.
We're gonna cut this episode now.
We can continue the conversation on the next episode.
So like, yeah, just keep it short.
Hey, thanks, guys.
Bye-bye.
